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Music

Women are underrepresented in music industry. This MN DJ is putting more women on air.

Women are underrepresented in music industry. This MN DJ is putting more women on air.

Only 20 percent of artists on the 2020 Billboard Hot 100 Year-End Charts were women. Kari Hedlund, music director at KAXE/KBXE community radio, told host Cathy Wurzer about her mission to put more music by women on the air.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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Don Wilson, co-founder of the instrumental guitar group The Ventures, dies at age 88

Don Wilson, co-founder of the instrumental guitar group The Ventures, dies at age 88

Don Wilson, co-founder and rhythm guitarist of the instrumental rock band The Ventures, has died. The band's hits included "Walk, Don't Run," and the theme song for "Hawaii Five-O."
by The Associated Press

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A band of Hot Freaks has a hit song on TikTok — years after breaking up

Thanks to TikTok, a Minnesota band that broke up seven years ago now has a smash hit single. Sarah Darnall and Cody Brown of Hot Freaks sat down with host Cathy Wurzer to tell their unlikely story.
by Cathy Wurzer and Kelly Gordon

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The longtime director of the NDSU marching band hangs up his whistle

The longtime director of the NDSU marching band hangs up his whistle

For 15 years, the Gold Star Marching Band at North Dakota State University was led by a tall man with a shock of long white hair: Sigurd Johnson. But Johnson’s last day as band director was Saturday, and on his first day off, he sat down with host Cathy Wurzer.
by Cathy Wurzer and Melissa Townsend

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An album made entirely of endangered bird sounds beat Taylor Swift on a top 50 chart

An album made entirely of endangered bird sounds beat Taylor Swift on a top 50 chart

“Songs Of Disappearance” is an entire album of calls from endangered Australian birds. Last month, it briefly perched at No. 3 on the country's top 50 albums chart — ahead of Taylor Swift.
by Megan Lim and Patrick Jarenwattananon

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Logic's song '1-800-273-8255' may have led to hundreds fewer suicides, study finds

Logic's song '1-800-273-8255' may have led to hundreds fewer suicides, study finds

In 2017, the rapper Logic named a song after the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline phone number. Now, a new study has found it may have had a remarkable impact.
by Mano Sundaresan and Patrick Jarenwattananon

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Vicente Fernández, revered Mexican singer, dies at 81

Vicente Fernández, revered Mexican singer, dies at 81

Fernández was largely considered the last living legend of the Mexican ranchera, the style of song deeply rooted in the values and traditions of rural Mexico. Over a six-decade career, his voice became synonymous with Mexico itself.
by Adrian Florido

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